Jobs you can do if you know languages

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Nowadays languages ​​are necessary for many companies and in many cases, if you want to grow in your career, it will be necessary to know at least one language other than your mother tongue. If you know at least one foreign language, you can significantly expand your career opportunities. It does not matter if it is French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or another less popular Hungarian, Bulgarian or Greek language ... if you know more than one language and speak it and write it perfectly, you will be more likely to get a better paying job than if you only know your native language .

Many people think that the only job that pays well for people who know languages ​​is that of a translator, but the reality is that there are more jobs that you can choose. So, if you are a bilingual or multilingual person, don't miss out on some jobs that you can apply for.

Journalist abroad

If in addition to knowing languages ​​you have a career in journalism, then you can think about being a journalist abroad, since they are currently in great demand, and the more languages ​​you know the better! If you are a journalist who knows how to speak more than one language, then do not hesitate to apply for a correspondent position abroad.

Although it can be a difficult decision and, of course, has its risks, it is an ideal job for people who do not have family charges and who can live their lives independently. The salary is very attractive since the correspondents can earn an average of 58.000 euros per year and those who are best viewed can earn about 90.000 euros a year ... is it worth it?

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Writer in foreign magazines

If you are good at writing and have university knowledge that you can put on paper or on web pages, you can think about becoming a writer for foreign magazines. Think about what topics you are good at and look for magazines that are consistent with your professional profile. You should also assess which language (in addition to the native one) is the one with which you feel most comfortable when writing since you will have to have a perfect wording.

Writing in foreign magazines is a good opportunity to show your most creative part when it comes to writing. You can do it in the offices of the magazine or if they give you the opportunity, working from home. A) Yes you will practice that language every day and you will become totally expert.

Photographer around the world

Everyone can have a good camera, but not everyone can take good photos. To take a good snapshot you must have creativity and ingenuity to achieve it, and good photos are getting better and better paid despite the great intrusion that exists in the profession of people who are only amateurs but do not have a solid knowledge base.

It is true that to take photos you do not need to speak well, but today there are many global companies looking for photographers who know foreign languages ​​and who are ready to travel the world. In addition to being paid to travel, they can do the work they are passionate about. What more could you ask for if you are a professional photographer, you like to travel and you also know languages?

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Translator

As I told you at the beginning of this article, the job of a translator is also ideal for those who speak more than one language. In addition, to be a translator you don't have to go to any physical place since you can do it perfectly from the comfort of home. The translation of games is interesting and it pays better than the translation of legal texts.

Today there are a wide variety of games so you will always have work to translate. You just have to make sure that you know the language well. Depending on the location in which you are, the company that hires you, the industry and the experience you can get to earn perfectly some 45.000 euros a year.

These are some of the jobs that you can do if you know more than one language and that are also quite well paid. Which of these jobs do you like the most to do? If you don't know languages, then the time has come for you to think if it is worth it for you to be how you are right now or learn a new language that opens more professional doors for you, the choice is yours!


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  1.   Lina said

    Hello. Interesting your blog. I am good at languages ​​and I love photography but I have not studied for that. Is it really necessary to have professional studies in photography to be able to dedicate yourself to that?

  2.   Lina said

    Oh, and another one that came up. What do you mean by "game translation"?